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This paper deals with the phylogeny and higher classification of the Staphylinidae auct. and their allied groups, i. e., Pselaphidae auct., Scaphidiidae auct., Scydmaenidae auct., Silphidae auct., and... Catopiaria. The ground plan conditions of the Staphylinoidea are briefly described concerning the morphological characters useful for phylogenetic analysis. The phylogeny of the Staphylinidae and their allied groups is inferred, principally using the Hennigian method of phylogenetic analysis. Based on my phylogenetic study, a higher classification of the section Brachelytra is newly proposed. The family Staphylinidae auct. is divided into three families, Oxytelidae sensu novo, Staphylinidae sensu novo, and Oxyporidae sensu novo. The Pselaphidae auct. are included in the Oxyporidae sensu novo. Accordingly, the section Brachelytra is classified into six families : Silphidae, Oxytelidae sensu novo, Staphylinidae sensu novo, Oxyporidae sensu novo, Scaphidiidae and Scydmaenidae.show more
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